Starbucks promotes Culver to int'l president

SEATTLEJohn Culver has been named president of Starbucks Coffee International, replacing Martin Coles, who resigned to pursue new opportunities, the coffeehouse giant said Tuesday.

Culver, who has been with Starbucks for seven years, most recently served as president of the company's Global Consumer Products and Foodservice division. That role will be taken on in the interim by Michelle Gass, who recently was named president of Seattle’s Best Coffee. Gass will maint